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Training and Reference Guide for a Screening Checklist to Identify Women Who Are Not Pregnant (English) |

The Pregnancy Checklist contains a series of questions to rule out pregnancy. These questions, based on criteria established by the World Health Organization (WHO) for determining with reasonable certainty that a woman is not pregnant, are also included in the COC, DMPA, IUD, and implant checklists, eliminating the need to use two separate checklists.

Although originally developed for use by family planning providers, the Pregnancy Checklist can also be used by other health care providers who need to determine whether a client could be pregnant. For example, pharmacists may use this checklist when prescribing certain medications that should be avoided during pregnancy.

Evaluations of the Pregnancy Checklist have been conducted in family planning clinics and have demonstrated that the tool is effective in correctly identifying women who are not pregnant. Furthermore, studies in Guatemala, Mali, and Senegal have shown that use of the checklist by family planning providers significantly reduced the proportion of clients being turned away due to menstrual status and improved women's access to contraceptive services.

Also included is a link to a training guide designed for program managers, administrators, trainers, and service providers interested in learning how to use the Pregnancy Checklist.

The Pregnancy Checklist is also available in Arabic, Creole, Khmer, Nepali, and Romanian.